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THE CREW -- The men who lost their lives together in the cockpit of Flight 800 had many decades of combined experience in the air. Page B7.

THE VIGIL -- Some of the spouses, siblings, parents and children knew beyond doubt that their loved ones had been on T.W.A. Flight 800, and accepted immediately that there was virtually no chance of surviving the crash. Others clung to even the most meager rationales for hope. Page B6.

THE VICTIMS -- There is nothing but heartache when a plane crashes and the deaths equal with perfect precision the passenger list. That was the stark horror of Flight 800. Page B7.

THE AIRLINE -- Many analysts believe Trans World Airlines can well survive a tragedy's aftermath. Page B8.